HouseHaunters started in 2008 after our kids won first place in the Maplewood, New Jersey Halloween costume contest. (The Big Fat Goose did it!) After another win with the gorilla cage the following year, we decided to get serious about the fun full time. Ten years later, after long nights in the garage, factory tours & trade shows, we can proudly claim that our costumes “Create a Scene” whether at parties, festivals, parades, or plain old trick or treatin’.